At least 20 people have died after they got buried under the rubble of their home due to landslides in Mumbai's Chembur and Vikhroli areas following heavy rains that lashed the city and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning.
Fifteen people have been rescued so far from Chembur's Bharat Nagar area, officials said, adding that those injured have been moved to nearby hospitals for medical attention. Rescue operation is still on in both these areas as more people are feared to be trapped, the official said.
Here are the Highlights on Mumbai Rain:
#UPDATE | Search and rescue operation ends in the area: NDRF
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
#WATCH | Maharashtra's Pune receives incessant heavy rain
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
As per India Meteorological Department, Pune will witness "Generally cloudy sky, light to moderate rain very likely (isolated heavy to very heavy rain in ghat areas)" tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/xD5cI8KhGi
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in house collapses triggered by landslides following heavy overnight rains in Mumbai and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family of each of the victims.
Due to the inundation of rain water in the Bhandup Water Purification Complex, the Filtration and Pumping plants at the complex had to be shut down as a precautionary measure. Due to this, water supply in most of the parts of Mumbai has been disrupted today (July 18, 2021)
- माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 18, 2021
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Over 200 mm rainfall was recorded yesterday. The incident was a natural disaster. Muddy water came from the hill. The wall was made of RCC but nothing could stop the force of water. We are trying to resolve the formal housing crisis in Mumbai: Minister Aditya Thackeray pic.twitter.com/uzET2JoavL
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
NDRF in action ....
- NDRF MAHARASHTRA (@5Ndrf) July 18, 2021
5 Battalion NDRF, carried out FWR duty at Kranti Nagar , Kurla, Mumbai due to rise in Mithi River flow to danger level ... pic.twitter.com/5PPQLD7Jog
Maharashtra: A ground-plus-one residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Vikhroli area in the wee hours of Sunday, killing three people, as per BMC
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
Rescue operation is underway pic.twitter.com/Kw0WjI7iw4
Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to wall collapses in Mumbai. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured.
- PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 18, 2021
#MumbaiRains#VikhroliLandslide
- ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) July 18, 2021
UPDATE @ 9:30 hrs
🔸Due to hvy rains
🔸2nd landslide rptd
🔸SuryaNagar,Islampur 🔸Panchsheel Chawl,Vikhroli
🔸6 bodies recov
🔸Some missing
🔸Local agencies on site 🔸@5Ndrf team joined
🔸OPS ON@NDRFHQ @HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBMumbai @ANI pic.twitter.com/rZvcfEGsB5
"A ground-plus-one residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Vikhroli area in the wee hours of Sunday, killing three people," BMC told media.
As of 3 am, rainfall measured by IMD. Some places have crossed 200 mm now.
- Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) July 17, 2021
Mumbai has faced an extremely intense system of precipitation accompanied by thundering. The @mybmc pumps are operational & officers are on ground.
Call 1916 for support please. pic.twitter.com/iL75RXdT6Q
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Rainwater entered Mumbai's Borivali east area following a heavy downpour this morning pic.twitter.com/7295IL0K5K
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
Maharashtra | Two bodies have been recovered by NDRF from the debris (in Mumbai's Chembur). 10 bodies were recovered by locals before the arrival of NDRF personnel. At least 7 more people are feared trapped: NDRF Inspector Rahul Raghuvansh pic.twitter.com/8o2B8ah7R8
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
Maharashtra: A ground-plus-one residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Vikhroli area in the wee hours of Sunday, killing three people, as per BMC
- ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2021
Rescue operation is underway pic.twitter.com/Kw0WjI7iw4
